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Torsade de pointes during sevoflurane anesthesia in a child with congenital long QT syndrome
Author(s) -
SAUSSINE MAX,
MASSAD ISLAM,
RACZKA FRANCK,
DAVY JEANMARC,
FRAPIER JEANMARC
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01593.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sevoflurane , long qt syndrome , anesthesia , qt interval
Summary We present a case of congenital long QT syndrome which developed torsade de pointes during sevoflurane anesthesia for implantation of an internal cardioverter‐defibrillator. The diagnosis, implications and treatment are discussed.